Uber hit with a nearly $1 billion fine for automatically deactivating drivers in Europe

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Center-Left: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/21/proposed-london-datacentre-will-have-annual-carbon-footprint-of-27000-flights-to-new-york" rel="noopener nofollow">Proposed London datacentre ‘incompatible’ with net zero with 1m-tonne carbon footprint — www.theguardian.com
Right: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-navy-has-a-choice-get-better-or-become-less-relevant" rel="noopener nofollow">The Navy has a choice: Get better or become less relevant — www.theblaze.com
Right: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/keeping-the-wests-flame-burning" rel="noopener nofollow">Keeping the West’s flame burning — www.theblaze.com
Right: <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/08/22/wildfires-expose-and-detonate-buried-bombs-from-wwi-and-wwii/" rel="noopener nofollow">Wildfires Expose - and Detonate - Buried Bombs From WWI and WWII — www.breitbart.com

Source: www.engadget.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:52:18 GMT

A Dutch data regulatory authority said that Uber has to pay 824.9 million euros for violating the GDPR.